Balchik is a small town on the Bulgarian North Blacksea coast. It is popular with its Botanical garden, the most impressive in Bulgaria. Recently the town has flourished due to the new developments - hotels and apartments. It has a new yacht port and many nice hotels and restaurants.
The nearest big towns are Varna /40 km/ and Dobrich /35 km/. Albena, one of the biggest Bulgarian resorts is only 10 km away. There is regular bus transport to them. On the north /35 km/ the furthest eastern point of Bulgaria - cape Kaliakra juts out deep into the sea. The present guide is the first one aiming at helping people that don’t tknow Balchik to learn more about it and be able to easily find the right place to stay, eat and go out.
For a long time it has been known as the White Town for the mainly white colour of its lime rocks. Balchik has a 21 centuries history and has preserved traces of many cultures. All that can be seen in the Historical museum situated in the town centre.
During Romania’s administration, the Balchik Palace was the favourite summer residence of Queen Marie of Romania and her immediate family. The town is the site of Marie's Oriental villa, the place where her heart was kept, in accordance with her last wishes, until 1940 (when the Treaty of Craiova awarded the region back to Bulgaria). It was then moved to Romania. Today, the Balchik Palace and the adjacent Balchik Botanical Garden are the town's most popular landmarks.
The Art Gallery of the town is very interesting. The local museum is housed there as well. The coastal alley, 4 km long, is a nice place to stroll, so are the harbour and the small streets around. There is a small ethnographic museum and a beautiful old church called St. Nikola Church (1866).
Balchik Golf Courses
The development of the golf tourism in Balchik area makes the resort an attractive location for investment and traveling. The engagement of the world class designers as Gary Player and Ian Woodsman make the place a nice European golf destination, which helps the tourism development in the area.
At this point there are three golf courses in Balchik area:
- Lighthouse Golf Resort near Topola village;
- Black Sea Rama, 10 km away from Balchik;
- Thracian Cliffs near the Kavarna Beach Resort.
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